Someday I will understand technology

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 It's been a little frustrating the last two days with my knowledge of how to get things done in terms of technology.  While in the end it worked out, I was trying to get myself registered for my class here in San Diego State University, I got stuck at an impasse in the university website.  I finally called to ask for help.  It truly was something easy that I thought I had tried but I must have missed something in the process.  Then today, I could not remember that new university student email.  I finally got in but it took forever.

So my class on Death, Dying, and the Afterlife will begin next week.  It's a hybrid class - in person and online.  Monday and Wednesday are in-class days, and the schedule for online still reads "to be determined."  The in-person class time is about 50 minutes per class.  The next part of my agenda with the university is finding out about parking permits and then what books I will need to buy.  I have lots of notebooks and journals to use.

It's just a lot to figure out still.  Today, however, as soon as I finish this entry, I am hitting the beach.  I don't know why I have been hesitant.  It's one of the reasons I came here, wasn't it?

Comments

  1. JJanuary 15, 2026 at 12:42 PM

    Asking for help, something most men struggle with. Glad to hear you are taking advantage of being near a beach. I can’t imagine going back to school again, I hope it’s insightful.

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  2. MadJanuary 16, 2026 at 5:49 AM

    So glad you made it there safely and are settling in. I look forward to hearing more about your class in the coming days.

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  3. SteveJanuary 17, 2026 at 10:56 AM

    The topic sounds very interesting to study. I like to hear more about the course as you continue throughout the semester. Good thing you are at a warm beach. It is frigid cold here. Learn a lot.

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